Jewel Banik

Postdoctoral Scholar

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

postdoc

5 h-index 15 pubs 65 cited

Research Areas

RNA Research and Splicing Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Diet and metabolism studies Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Protein Structure and Dynamics Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

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Jewel Banik's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms regulating pituitary function, particularly the role of RNA-binding proteins like Musashi. Their work investigates how Musashi proteins control gene expression at the translational level within specific pituitary cell types, such as gonadotropes. Publications explore Musashi's involvement in the specification and maintenance of distinct pituitary cell lineages, and its interaction with other protein complexes like LSM14B to mediate mRNA translation.

Banik also studies the impact of diet and oxidative stress on anterior pituitary transcriptomics, examining how these factors influence cell metabolism. Further research addresses leptin-mediated regulation of gene regulatory networks in gonadotropes. This body of work contributes to understanding the integrated control of pituitary function through the analysis of Musashi target mRNAs and related cellular processes. Banik has a scholarly profile with an h-index of 5, 15 total publications, and 65 total citations.

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  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 65

Selected Publications

  • Musashi-dependent mRNA translational activation is mediated through association with the Scd6/Like-sm family member, LSM14B (2025) DOI
  • The Musashi RNA binding proteins direct the translational activation of key pituitary mRNAs (2024) DOI
  • Anterior Pituitary Transcriptomics Following a High-Fat Diet: Impact of Oxidative Stress on Cell Metabolism (2023) DOI
  • FRI291 Musashi1 And Musashi2 Mark Distinct Pituitary Stem Cell Populations (2023) DOI
  • OR20-03 Leptin-mediated Regulation Of Gene Regulatory Networks In Gonadotropes (2023) DOI
  • Musashi Exerts Control of Gonadotrope Target mRNA Translation During the Mouse Estrous Cycle (2023) DOI
  • The Musashi1 RNA-Binding Protein Functions as a Leptin-Regulated Enforcer of Pituitary Cell Fate and Hormone Production (2021) DOI

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Melanie Clair Macnicol University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 12 shared publications Gwen V. Childs University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 11 shared publications Angus M. MacNicol University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 11 shared publications Juchan Lim University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 8 shared publications Linda Hardy University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 8 shared publications Angela K. Odle University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Katherine Bronson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5 shared publications Sophia Tomlinson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications

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